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Pittsburgh council holds public hearing on three park-naming resolutions
Summary
Pittsburgh City Council held a cablecast public hearing Sept. 17 on three resolutions from the Commission on Naming Public Properties to name/rename playgrounds and ballfields; no votes were recorded and one registered speaker was not present.
Pittsburgh City Council held a cablecast public hearing Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, on three resolutions recommending names for playgrounds and ballfields in city parks.
The measures, submitted on the recommendation of the Commission on Naming Public Properties, would: name the playground inside Townsend Park the Bill Coleman Memorial Playground; rename Herschel Field to Bessie Miller Field; and rename the baseball/softball field at Banksville Park from Tower Field to Bill Mullen Field.
The clerk opened the hearing by reading the subjects of the three bills. The clerk said, "Good afternoon, and welcome to Pittsburgh City Council's Cablecast public hearing for Wednesday, 09/17/2025, relative to bills council bills 21 94, 21 95, and 21 96." The clerk then read each bill subject into the record.
No members of the public spoke in chambers. The meeting record notes there was one registered speaker who was not present. Councilwoman Kale Smith joined the session during the hearing, and no additional context or public testimony was provided during the record excerpt.
The hearing record included only the reading of the three resolution subjects; no motions, votes or final actions were recorded in the transcript excerpt for this hearing. The council adjourned after concluding the business on the docket.
